diff --git a/app/services/simulations/__tests__/nhl-simulator.test.ts b/app/services/simulations/__tests__/nhl-simulator.test.ts
index 51f8115..80e2029 100644
--- a/app/services/simulations/__tests__/nhl-simulator.test.ts
+++ b/app/services/simulations/__tests__/nhl-simulator.test.ts
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ describe("getTeamData", () => {
     ];
     for (const name of allTeams) {
       const data = getTeamData(name);
-      expect(validConferences.has(data!.conference), `${name}: invalid conference`).toBe(true);
-      expect(validDivisions.has(data!.division), `${name}: invalid division`).toBe(true);
+      expect(validConferences.has(data?.conference ?? ""), `${name}: invalid conference`).toBe(true);
+      expect(validDivisions.has(data?.division ?? ""), `${name}: invalid division`).toBe(true);
     }
   });
 
@@ -122,21 +122,22 @@ describe("eloWinProbability (PARITY_FACTOR = 1000)", () => {
 
 // ─── simulateProjectedPoints ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+const makeEntry = (overrides: Partial<{
+  currentPoints: number;
+  remainingGames: number;
+  winProb: number;
+}> = {}) => ({
+  id: "test",
+  name: "Test Team",
+  data: undefined,
+  conference: "Western" as const,
+  division: "Central",
+  currentPoints: overrides.currentPoints ?? 80,
+  remainingGames: overrides.remainingGames ?? 10,
+  winProb: overrides.winProb ?? 0.55,
+});
+
 describe("simulateProjectedPoints", () => {
-  const makeEntry = (overrides: Partial<{
-    currentPoints: number;
-    remainingGames: number;
-    winProb: number;
-  }> = {}) => ({
-    id: "test",
-    name: "Test Team",
-    data: undefined,
-    conference: "Western" as const,
-    division: "Central",
-    currentPoints: overrides.currentPoints ?? 80,
-    remainingGames: overrides.remainingGames ?? 10,
-    winProb: overrides.winProb ?? 0.55,
-  });
 
   it("returns exactly currentPoints when no games remain", () => {
     const entry = makeEntry({ currentPoints: 95, remainingGames: 0 });
diff --git a/app/services/simulations/nhl-simulator.ts b/app/services/simulations/nhl-simulator.ts
index 2b84058..a79e7a9 100644
--- a/app/services/simulations/nhl-simulator.ts
+++ b/app/services/simulations/nhl-simulator.ts
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ function projectTeam(t: TeamEntry): ProjectedTeam {
 
 /** Sort projected teams descending by pts, then by random tiebreaker. Mutates arr. */
 function sortProjected(arr: ProjectedTeam[]): ProjectedTeam[] {
-  return arr.sort((a, b) => b.pts - a.pts || b.tb - a.tb);
+  return arr.toSorted((a, b) => b.pts - a.pts || b.tb - a.tb);
 }
 
 // ─── Simulator ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────